First Cutting Horse Contest Origin at Haskell Texas
The 1898 Texas Trail Drivers Association held a cutting horse contest in Haskell offering 150 dollars to 11 entrants. The sport, requiring a horse to separate a steer from a herd without reins, later grew into a major indoor rodeo with the National Cutting Horse Association and a 1 million dollar Futurity purse. Also notes Texas balanced budgets, Hill Country name origin, and Dallas Fort Worth population growth.
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Kuwait invasion threat and oil power play analyzed
A critical stance on Iraq leader Saddam Hussein seizing Kuwait, linking it to Nazi aggression and urging U S action. The piece warns of oil market disruption, regional risk to Saudi Arabia and Israel, and the danger of poison gas use, advocating targeted strikes on gas facilities and allied cooperation to deter expansion.
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Arkansas Leaves SWC to Join SEC Amid Conference Shakeup
The past week featured major sports shifts with Arkansas exiting the Southwest Conference to become a charter SEC member in 1992. The SWC faces upheaval as Texas and Oklahoma debates linger, while UTEP is proposed as a Texas-rich addition to bolster the conference. Nolan Ryan earns 300th win as George Steinbrenner is ousted, marking a transformative week in baseball and college sports.
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Billy Martin
Court Eyes School Finance Ruling Ahead of Election Day
Austin judge signals progress on the school finance reform as 68 districts challenge the law, with a ruling expected September or October. The timing could sway voters and potentially affect upcoming Texas Supreme Court elections as appeals move through the system.
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Clayton Williams
Ann Richards
Texas
Bob Bullock
Robert Mosbacher
Nolan Ryan
Rick Perry
Jim Hightower
Perry
Scott McCown
McCown
Water Contamination Risks From Organic Groundwater Pollutants
Jane Blay explains how pesticides and leaks from tanks landfills and waste dumps introduce organic contaminants into groundwater. Studies link many chemicals to health effects though a detected pesticide does not always mean risk. EPA relies on registration data and animal studies to set safe human reference doses for residues.
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Jane Blay Terry
EPA
EPA Office of Pesticide Programs
EPA health advisory on heptachlor in water
The EPA set a long term health advisory of five parts per million for heptachlor in drinking water for both children and adults. At this level consumption is not expected to influence health.
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